--On 6 December 2006 14:34:27 +0100 Jakob Hirsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quoting Chris Lightfoot: > >> Yes, it would be nice if a 5xx message could always be >> taken to mean ``there is no point in retrying >> automatically'', but that's not a description of the world >> as it currently is. > > True, but what do you thing Exim should do about it? > Treat 5xx always as temporary? I doubt that's what you want. > Treat 5xx as temporary whenever the word "quota" appears in the reply > text? This is feasible, but do we really want to start interpreting > reply texts which are explicitely intended to be read by humans (and do > not necessarily contain useful information)? I doubt that, too. You'd be looking for a 5.2.2 enhanced error code. But, if the remote system is really saying don't retry email for people who are over quota, then maybe they have good reasons for doing that. -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
